Foster Farms recently provided an update on their efforts to reduce Salmonella in poultry products. Robert O’Connor, senior vice president for technical services announced that the company has achieved a salmonella incidence in chicken of approximately 2 percent.  Compare that to the USDA 2011/2012 industry benchmark level of 25 percent! The company has taken an aggressive approach to Salmonella control by systematically addressing all vectors of contamination. According to Mr. O’Connor; “We’ve achieved these results by taking a multi-hurdle approach that attacks salmonella wherever it can present itself – at the breeder level, on the farm and in the plant.” Read More

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